Automobile bumper support for outboard motors



- April 13, 1948. R. E. WRIGHT l 2,439,707

AU'iOMOBILE BUMPER SUPPORT FOR OUTBOARD MOTORS Filed July 18, 1946 INVEN TOR. P065? E. W/e/6HT A'ITCI R N EYE Patented Apr. 13, 1948 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE AUTOMOBILE BUMPER SUPPORT FOR OUTBOARD MOTORS 1Claim. 1

This invention relates to luggage carrying de vices, and moreparticularly to devices for carrying articles on the bumper of anautomobile.

Persons going on vacations to places where they desire to fish andrequire the use of an outboard motor, it has been found a source ofinconvenience to carry the outboard motor in the trunk of an automobile,which space is more desired for fishing rods, and other vacationparaphernalia.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a rack whichcan be quickly attached to the bumper of an automobile for carrying anoutboard motor.

A further object is the provision of a rack to which an outboard motorcan be firmly supported and safely carried.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated by theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a rack embodying the invention, showing thedevice attached to a bumper and an outboard motor mounted thereon.

Fig. 2 is a view of the rack detached from a' bumper.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the rack.

In accordance with the invention, the rack is shown to comprise twovertical channels 1 and 2, connected by an intermediate cross bar 3, andan upper cross bar l2. The lower ends of the channels I are cut away asshown at 4.

Attached to each channel is a hinge 5, which is connected to an arm 6,through which passes a threaded bolt 1 having a head 8 engaging the arm6. The bolt 1 passes through an aperture in the cut away portion 4, andreceives a wing nut 9.

The upper cross bar I2 is substantially the same thickness as the backof a boat and the outboard motor is attached to the cross bar I?! by aset screw with a wing nut II in the same manner as it is attached to aboat.

The rack can be placed at either side of the bumper so that it will beout of the line of view of the driver.

It will be seen that the rack can be quickly attached to a bumper inabout two minutes, and

2 k the outboard motor is also quickly attached to the rack by the setscrew l I.

The device obviously provides a convenient manner of carrying anoutboard motor, leaving the space of the trunk for other purposes.

The bar I2 is preferably made of hard wood to simulate the rear of aboat;

The above description is to be considered as illustrative and notlimitative of the invention, of which modifications can be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in theappended claim.

The invention havingbeen described, what is claimed is:

A rack adapted to be attached to an automobile bumper for carrying anoutboard motor comprising a pail of parallel L-shaped members, an uppercross bar adapted to receive and support an outboard motor secured tocorresponding portions of one end of each L-shaped member, the oppositeend of each L-shaped member being provided with an aperture, a lowercross bar secured to corresponding portions of said L-shaped membersintermediate the ends thereof and substantiall parallel to said uppercross bar, movable arms overlying said L-shaped members, a hinge meansanchored to each L-shaped member intermediate the apertured end of thesame and said lower cross bar and attached to one end of each said arm,bolts attached to the opposite ends of said arms and adapted to extendthrough the apertures of said members.

ROGER E. WRIGHT.

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